Animals & Pets: Pet Love Quotes

Celebrate the special bond between people and their pets with a curated selection of thoughtful sayings and simple lines that honor affection, trust, and loyalty. From gentle moments at home to spirited adventures outdoors, these quotes reflect the warmth animals bring to daily life, offering words that capture companionship, comfort, and joy while inspiring gratitude for the small gestures that make pet love enduring.

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"Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened"

Anatole France, Novelist

"I don't understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don't bother no one"

Mike Tyson, Athlete

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"Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to"

Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher

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"Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends"

George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist

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"Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail"

Josh Billings, Comedian

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"Among God's creatures two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes, in order not to be separated from the man"

Andres Segovia, Musician

"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language"

Martin Buber, Philosopher

"Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home"

Tony Snow, Journalist

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms"

George Eliot, Author

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"No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish"

Kin Hubbard, Journalist

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"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet"

Edith Wharton, Author

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"Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail"

Kinky Friedman, Musician

"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans"

James Herriot, Writer

"I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us"

James Herriot, Writer

"I could do terrible things to people who dump unwanted animals by the roadside"

James Herriot, Writer

"Pigs are not that dirty. And they're smart, strange little creatures. They just need love"

Shelley Duvall, Actress

"My cow is not pretty, but it is pretty to me"

David Lynch, Director

"Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet"

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, Novelist

"I always felt people should live with animals"

Dick Dale, Musician

"I really love animals and enjoy working with them"

Emma Watson, Actress

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"Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans"

Robert Wagner, Actor

"I love that quiet time when nobody's up and the animals are all happy to see me"

Olivia Newton-John, Musician

"I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely motivated"

Dian Fossey, Scientist

"Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life"

James Cromwell, Actor

"I've always loved animals and I always thought that they were, if not better, then the absolute equal of any two legged creature that God ever created"

Ali MacGraw, Actress

"I got a pet monkey called Charlie Chan"

Jimi Hendrix, Musician

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"If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer"

Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician

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"You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'"

Lewis Grizzard, Writer

"There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man"

Edgar Allan Poe, Poet

"We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They might not return it; or worse, they might"

Mignon McLaughlin, Journalist

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"I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals"

Brigitte Bardot, Actress

"Animals are thinking, feeling creatures. They're sensitive"

Loretta Swit, Actress

"The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am"

Steve Irwin, Scientist

"I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind and take care of their needs"

James Herriot, Writer

"I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other"

Taylor Caldwell, Author

"My Longhorns are registered and I am a member of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association"

Janine Turner, Actress

"However, I do firmly believe in maintaining the integrity of the animal"

Janine Turner, Actress

"Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders"

Nick Clooney, Politician

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"Whatever its other limitations, the Big Apple and those who live there make room for their dogs and cats, take good care of them and abide by the rules made necessary by a huge population"

Nick Clooney, Politician

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"As I listened, it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals that share the planet with us may be a more unifying force than any other"

Nick Clooney, Politician

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